Their own payment-practices filing · gov.uk

Springfield Properties PLC paid suppliers in 36 days on average — 6 days past its stated terms

CRN SC031286 · Construction · 9 statutory reports on record · period to 30 Nov 2021

Dated record. The latest report covers a period ending 30 Nov 2021 and the company hasn’t filed since (it may have dropped below the reporting threshold). Treat the figures as historical.

36daysavg time to pay · H2 2021

Their H2 2021 filing put the average 6 days past the 30-day term they state.

Their stated terms: 30 days
Paid outside agreed terms: 9% of invoices
Paid after 61+ days: 11%
Reporting period: 1 Jun 2021 – 30 Nov 2021
Source: their gov.uk filing, filed 23 Dec 2021

Self-reported figures from their statutory filing. How this is compiled.

Terms vs reality · their H2 2021 filing

Paid 6 days past their stated terms

PAIDLATE · terms vs the clockdays to pay · 0–40

avg 36d

0 days40 days

reported avg 36 days their filed terms 30 days UK median 31 days · n = 6,104 recent filers

Where their invoices landed · share of all invoices

within 30 days 39% 31–60 days 50% 61+ days 11%

Source: their statutory Payment Practices Report #52216, period 1 Jun 2021 – 30 Nov 2021, filed 23 Dec 2021 · gov.uk payment-practices service

Springfield Properties PLC paid 6 days past its own stated terms. 9% of invoices still went outside agreed terms; 11% reached 61 days or more. Self-reported in their statutory H2 2021 filing.

The pattern · last 6 of 9 reports

Held steady around 36 days

PAIDLATE · the patternavg days per report

Last 6 of 9 filed reports · linear day scale · every period is in the table below · Source: gov.uk payment-practices service

Steady around 36 days. Their reported average has moved within about ±8 days period to period; the dashed line marks the 30-day term they state.

The read · computed from their figures

Springfield Properties PLC's H2 2021 filing put their average at 36 days against stated terms of 30 days; 9% of invoices were paid outside agreed terms and 11% took 61 days or longer. Filed 23 Dec 2021.

The pattern is steady — their reported average moves within about ±8 days period to period.

That is 9 statutory periods on record (earliest H2 2017) — a historical record, not a promise for a new invoice.

In their own words · from the filing

Standard payment terms

The standard contractual length of time for payment of invoices is 45 days from statement date.

Dispute resolution

All invoice disputes are dealt with by the Accounts department and the supplier is made aware of the dispute. They are aimed to be resolved within the 45 day period prior to payment and if this is not achievable they will be resolved within a maximum of 60 days of date of invoice.

Every statutory report on record

Most recent first.

Period	Avg days	Outside terms	61+ days	Filed
H2 2021	36	9%	11%	23 Dec 2021
H1 2021	36	13%	9%	24 Jun 2021
H2 2020	35	17%	10%	20 Jan 2021
H1 2020	51	48%	35%	20 Jan 2021
H2 2019	46	44%	29%	23 Dec 2019
H1 2019	37	0%	23%	28 Jun 2019
H2 2018	40	21%	25%	20 Dec 2018
H1 2018	38	18%	27%	29 Jun 2018
H2 2017	42	22%	29%	28 Feb 2018

On the public register · Companies House

Company record

Status: Active
Type: Public Limited Company
Incorporated: 28 Jan 1956
Registered office: ALEXANDER FLEMING HOUSE, ELGIN, IV30 6GR

17 outstanding charges — secured borrowing registered Accounts due 30 Nov 2026

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Illustrative · working-capital arithmetic

What a 36-day cycle ties up

A worked example, not a finding. On a hypothetical £12k/month account, at a 36-day vs a 30-day payment cycle.

≈ £14,000

of invoicing outstanding at any one time on a 36-day cycle — about £2,400 more than the same account would carry at 30-day terms.

Late Payment Act. The Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 lets a supplier charge statutory interest and fixed compensation on invoices paid past agreed terms. Work out what a late invoice is worth → Whether it applies depends on your contract — check with an adviser.

Quick answers · Springfield Properties PLC

Are they getting slower or faster?

Their reported average was steady — within about ±8 days period to period, around 36 days.

What's their typical pay point?

Their latest reports averaged around day 36, moving within about ±8 days. Treat that as a historical reference point, not a promise for a new invoice.

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How UK payment reporting works

What is a Payment Practices Report?

UK companies and LLPs above a size threshold — broadly, two of: turnover over £54m, balance sheet over £27m, or more than 250 employees — must report twice a year, under the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017, how quickly they actually pay suppliers: the average time to pay, the share of invoices paid in 30 days or fewer, 31 to 60 days and 61 days or longer, and their standard payment terms. Those thresholds apply to financial years beginning on or after 6 April 2025; for earlier financial years they were £36m and £18m, with the same 250-employee test.

What does "paid outside agreed terms" mean?

The share of invoices paid later than the terms in the supplier contract. If terms are 30 days and an invoice is paid on day 45, it counts as paid outside terms, regardless of the headline average.

How often is this data updated?

Each report covers a six-month period and must be filed within 30 days of that period ending, so a company's record refreshes roughly twice a year. PaidLate re-reads the register as new reports are filed.

Is this official government data?

The underlying payment figures come from the company's own statutory filings on the gov.uk payment-practices service; company-status data comes from Companies House. PaidLate calculates trends, comparisons and summaries from those records. It does not use surveys or credit-agency scores.

How this is compiled. Built from official records only: Companies House and the gov.uk payment-practices service. The payment figures are self-reported — companies over the size threshold must file them by law and the board signs them off. No credit-agency data. The numbers are theirs; the plain-English read is ours. This is information compiled from public records under the Open Government Licence v3.0 — not a credit rating and not advice.

The 31-day comparison figure is the median across 6,104 companies with a current statutory report — every sector pooled, not an average of sector medians (how the figure is built).

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